transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈpä-tə-ˌnüs, -ˌnyüz ]
noun
also hy·poth·e·nuse -ˈpä-thə-
Etymology: Latin hypotenusa, from Greek hypoteinousa, from feminine of hypoteinōn, present participle of hypoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch — more at thin
Date: 1594
1. : the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle
2. : the length of a hypotenuse
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ac hypotenuse
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